Workman Reinstated After Civil Service Ruling
Linn county civil service commission unanimously upheld Deputy Sheriff Orlie Workman's appeal after he was barred from work following his defeat for the Democratic sheriff nomination. The panel blamed the sheriff for part of the jail escape and denied appeals of two deputies previously reprimanded. The decision reinstates Workman with back pay offset by earnings from other work.
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Linn County Civil Service Commission
Orlie Workman
Walter Grant
Workman
Grant
Donald Wharton
Jon Stanek
State Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Gazette
Signs of Autumn on Nineteenth Street Scene
A fall tableau shows a boy with a rake, a warmly dressed woman, and scattered leaves on Nineteenth Street near Third Avenue SE. Seven year old Douglas Saldana of 309 Nineteenth Street SE is identified. Early morning temps dipped into the 30s with frost in low areas and overnight lows near 27 to 29 degrees in nearby towns.
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Nineteenth Street
Third Avenue
Douglas Saldana
Elkader
Elma
Oelwein
Three News In Brief Items From Washington and Miami
A school bus collided with a Greyhound bus south of Miami injuring more than 20 people. The House ethics committee voted 6 to 5 against citing Daniel Schorr for contempt. President Ford signed a 104.3 billion defense appropriation bill allowing the election winner to decide on full B 1 bomber production. Carter faced scrutiny over remarks about women but dismissed the reaction.
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Miami
Greyhound
Washington (Ap
House Ethics Committee
Daniel Schorr
House
Washington
Ford
Rhodesia shows no word on Kis singer power transfer plan
Salisbury Rhodesia Prime Minister Ian Smith and his cabinet concluded two days of talks with no decision on whether to adopt U S Secretary of State Henry Kissinger plan to transfer governing power to Rhodesia's black majority. Details on page 13A.
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Salisbury
Rhodesia
Ian Smith
U.S
Henry Kissinger
Gains Hold On Wall Street Amid Heavy Trading
UPI reports profit takers trimmed losses as the New York Stock Exchange saw a modest gain in heavy trading buyers faded late. Details on page 8D.
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New York
UPI
New York Stock Exchange
Weather outlook and page tease from Marion newspaper
Partly cloudy tonight with lows in the middle 40s and mostly clear Thursday with highs near 60. The page lists sections for comics death notices society editorials sports and ads with page numbers.
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Marion
Givers And Takers Sleep Better, Authors Note
The statement contrasts givers and takers, noting givers sleep better while takers may eat better. It reflects on moral dynamics in social behavior.
Volkswagen Rabbit diesel tops EPA mileage test
VW's Rabbit diesel leads the EPA 1977 model car mileage test with 44 mpg city-highway. The overall fleet average is 18.6 mpg, up 6 percent from 1976 and 34 percent from 1974. VW also posts the highest company average at 30.4 mpg while big four U.S. makers trail.
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Washington
UPI
Volkswagen
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Russell Train
U.S
American Motors
Ford
Chrysler
FDA Bans Red No 4 and Black Dyes in Foods
The FDA bans artificial colors used in maraschino cherries red and jelly beans black, citing questionable safety. Dog tests linked Red No 4 to bladder polyps and adrenal atrophy. carbon black may hide cancer risks. The agency plans further bans and extended testing timelines for dozens more color additives. Richard Ronk leads the FDA division issuing the action.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Richard Ronk
Kirshen Hearing Closed to Public
A federal court hearing on possible disciplinary action against Assistant U.S. Attorney Alan Kirshen was held in chambers Wednesday morning out of public view. District Judge Edward J. McManus ordered Kirshen to file a brief, after which a decision would be made.
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U.S. Atty
Alan Kirshen
Chambers
Edward J. McManus
Kirshen
Evan Hultman
Sioux City
Iowa High Court orders return of Viet child to natural mother
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that 4 year old Dean Van Vinh must be returned to his natural mother Doan Thi Hoang Anh, despite the Nelsons’ adoption. The opinion notes two suitable homes exist and highlights Anh’s harrowing escape from Saigon and her efforts to locate her children.
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Iowa High Court
Des Moines
John Nelson
Dean van Vinh
Iowa Supreme Court
Vinh
C. Edwin Moore
Nelsons
Doan Thi Hoang Anh
Saigon
Anh
Central Highlands
Friends of Children of Vietnam
Denver, Colp
California
The
Red Cross
Denver
France
Forest City
Hearing Set On Voter List Suit In Iowa Federal Court
A federal hearing in Cedar Rapids is scheduled next Tuesday on a suit by presidential candidate Eugene McCarthy and running mate Anthony Colby challenging Iowa’s voter list access law. They seek a ruling that the law is unconstitutional and ask for immediate release of lists from all 99 counties. The pair claim equal protection violations and argue the fee burden, citing $60 in Johnson and $222 in Linn counties, while party chairs receive lists free.
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Cedar Rapids
Eugene McCarthy
Iowa
McCarthy
Anthony Colby
U.S. District Court
Colby
Johnson County
Linn County
Move Against Inspection Bill Fails in House
In Washington the House rejected a bid to back away from a Senate compromise on grain inspection. A 224 to 178 vote defeated Rep. Joe Waggonner Jr. and kept two different bills alive, one favoring federal port inspections with private inland options, and the other calling for federal inspection at ports and major inland points.
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Washington
UPI
House
Senate
Joe Waggonner, Jr
D-La
Agriculture Department
House-Senate
Dick Clark
D-Iown
Ford Administration
Clark
Secretary of Agriculture
Earl) Butz
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Jack Dooley
Eugene Kopecky
Johnson and
Melvin Synhorst
Richard Turner
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